Bikers Kental 2 premieres in all cinemas nationwide on 14thMarch 2019.
Zizan Razak, Dato’ Awie reprise their famous roles, with the addition of Datuk’ Afdlin Shauki.
The Aprilia RSV4 Factory APRC and Harley-Davidson make their return to the silver screen, along with the addition of an Aprilia Caponord 1200.
The long-awaited sequel Bikers Kental 2 will hit theaters nationwide from 14thMarch 2019.
The movie stars a returning cast from the prequel including Zizan Razak as Bidin Al-Zaifa, Dato’ Awie, Datuk Afdlin Shauki, Meau Julallangtip besides other actors and actresses making their first appearances in the series. Bikers Kental 2 was directed by Mohd Helmi Mohd Yusof.
As the title suggests (it means “Hardcore Bikers” in English), the film combines a view into the lifestyle and brotherhood of Malaysian bikers, and their love to tour including to neighbouring Thailand. The venue moved from Krabi to Phuket for this sequel. Indeed, the movies features snippets of fun activities in Phuket and the hospitality Thais are famous for.
On the motorcycle front, Zizan’s character continues with his trusty Aprilia RSV4 Factory APRC, while Datuk Afdlin rode the Aprilia Caponord 1200. Dato’ Awie rode none other than a Harley-Davidson.
The media were given a sneak preview of the movie yesterday. The film continues with its tried and true action comedy format. Bikers Kental 2 features much improved hand-to-hand combat choreography, vehicle chases scenes and lots of fun.
The new distributor ZONTES MALAYSIA is set to launch four new models on 27thFebruary 2019. The media launch event will be held in Subang, Selangor.
The four models are ZT310-T, ZT310-R, ZT310-X and ZT310-X GP. Details are unavailable at the moment, save for those on the Zontes website. But as almost all motorcycle manufacturers, all four models are built on a single platform.
The engine produces 35 bhp at 9,500 RPM and 30 Nm of torque at 7,500 RPM.
Fuel injection management is handled by Delphi, the same folks who supply to Harley-Davidson, among others.
The frame uses steel tubes.
Front suspension consists of upside-down forks, while there is a monoshock at the back.
The ABS system is supplied by Bosch.
All-around LED lighting.
Electrically-adjustable windscreen (for models with windscreen).
Let’s take a look at the variants:
Zontes ZT310-T
The ZT310-T appears to be an adventure-tourer, equipped with a high handlebar and large windscreen. It also appears to be readily fitted with crash protection bars around the front portion. There is also a large luggage rack at the rear.
Zontes ZT310-R
The ZT310-R is a naked sportbike. Although it looks like a rip-off of the Kawasaki Z900 and Suzuki GSX-S750/GSX-S1000 at first glance, it should appear with its own distinctive features. The most notable feature is the “clean” tailsection. The taillight and turn signals are flush in the tail.
Zontes ZT310-X
The ZT310-X is unmistakably a fully-faired sport-tourer. The handlebar is placed high on top of risers and there is an electrically-adjustable windscreen. It appears sportier with the “stepped” seat which the rider sits low and the passenger higher up.
Zontes ZT310-X GP
This model isn’t listed in the Zontes website. We could only guess that it’s the sportier variant of the X. We’ll find out during the launch.
Stay tuned as we bring you the launch of Zontes. The brand may well shake up the sub-350cc class.
Alvaro Bautista and Ducati once again dominated Day Two of the final WorldSBK 2019 pre-season testing.
He went faster on the final day, putting his best time way ahead of everyone else.
There were four different manufacturers in the Top Five.
Alvaro Bautista and Ducati again dominated the second day of the final WorldSBK 2019 pre-season test.
The Baustista-Ducati Panigale V4 R package had yielded the best time of 1m 30.743s on Day One, being the only rider to dip under the 1m 31s mark. The next fastest rider was Tom Sykes on the new BMW S 1000 RR, nearly 0.6 second behind with a time of 1m 31.300s.
But if the lap time from Day One was unassailable, Bautista put it even further out of reach on Day Two with a blistering best time of 1m 30.303s.
More importantly, that fastest lap wasn’t just one flying lap, proceeded by mediocre lap times. Bautista put in a total of 33 laps in the second session. Of that total, he ran 17 laps in the 1m 30s, 8 laps in the low 1m 31s bracket, while the rest were out laps (leaving the pit), slow down laps (to enter the pits) and in the pits. That is an amazing progression by any count. Bautista also recorded the highest top speed among the field with 314.9 km/h.
This domination is great news for Ducati, who were the King of Superbikes in the 90’s and early 2000’s.
The Top Five of the field actually improved on their fastest laps on Day Two, all dipping under the 1m 31s mark. Tom Sykes was second fastest on the BMW with a time of 1m 30.539s; new Kawasaki signing Leon Haslam finished third fastest with 1m 30.668s; four-time and 2018 champion Jonathan Rea in fourth on the Kawasaki with 1m 30.722s; and privateer Yamaha rider Marco Melandri recorded the fifth fastest time of 1m 1m 30.760s ahead of factory Yamaha rider Michael van Der Mark.
That’s four different manufacturers in the top five. Looks like we have an awesome WorldSBK 2019 season brewing.
Pictures of a Benelli TRK 520 in Royal Malaysian Police colours were making rounds on the internet.
The pictures led some to believe that PDRM are using the bike.
However, they denied that they have the model in service.
The Royal Malaysian Police (PDRM) has denied that they have drafted the Benelli TRK 502 into service.
Pictures of a Benelli TRK 502 resplendent in PDRM markings were making rounds on the internet. Additionally, it is equipped with police regalia such as sirens/loudspeakers and strobe lights. There appears to be no CB radio, however.
Director of the Strategic Human Resources and Technology at Bukit Aman, Datuk Sri Tajudin Md Isa said that PDRM has yet put any new bike into service. “I confirm that the motorcycle does not belong to the Royal Malaysian Police.”
Conversely, he added that, “The motorcycle may be used for testing.”
The PDRM currently has six types of motorcycles in service. They are the Honda CBX750P, Honda VFR800, Honda ST1300, Kawasaki Ninja 300, Kawasaki KLX250 and Kawasaki Z250.
The fleet is being used by the Department of Traffic Investigation and Enforcement (Jabatan Siasatan Trafik dan Penguatkuasaan), Motorcycle Patrol Unit (Unit Rondaan Bermotosikal) and Special Operations Command (Pasukan Gerak Khas).
We hope that the bike is legit i.e. being tested by the police. Otherwise, please refrain from dressing up your motorcycle to mimic that of the police.
Sections of the motorcycle lane along Federal Highway are open.
We decided to take a peek at the section from PPUM to Midvalley.
The motorcycle lane is still dangerous and poorly thought out.
Just uttering the words “motorcycle lane” is enough to set off fierce debates. We decided to share one of our videos when we rode along the Federal Highway’s motorcycle lane from PPUM to the Jalan Cheras intersection.
This writer usually takes the New Pantai Expressway from Section 13, Petaling Jaya to his home in Bukit Jalil. Although farther, there are a number of curves to play with on the expressway.
The section was closed for some time for remedial works but it has since reopened.
The entry to the bike lane was easy to find. From there, it’s straight towards Kuala Lumpur. The surface is now much smoother now relative to how it was. You can still feel the bumps, but it really isn’t like riding over a ribbon of tarred washboard as it used to be.
However, the lane is still narrow and “divided” in two by broken lines, meaning that one can overtake here. The curves remain. And so do the danger points.
1. KL – Pantai Baharu exit
The exit is directly beneath an overhead section of the NPE. As such, the expressway’s span throws an inky black shadow onto the section. Worse, the exit follows immediately after a right turn while the road to KL curves back to the left, like an S-corner. There’s a huge risk of bikes crashing together here.
2. Tunnel exit next to Plaza Pantai
As the rider’s eyes readjust to the brightness, the bike’s suspension suddenly unloads. That’ll surprise some riders or even cause them to lose control. There’s no space for mistake here because there are steel railings on both sides of the path.
3. KL – Cheras exit
This exit has existed for many decades. It’s super dangerous because the section inexplicably narrows and is at the bottom of a rise.
However, the authorities have closed this exit, but someone removed the concrete barricades. Since I’ve not ridden here for a very long time, I turned in only to find there’s no exit to Jalan Cheras. Now I understand why it’s closed because the exit is exactly where vehicles pick up speed from coming down the downhill corner.
A few blocks were moved to create holes. Smaller bikes can fit through. But I didn’t want to exit here because it’s just foolish and illegal.
3. Taman Desa
I made a U-turn and rode towards KL where there’s another exit to Jalan Kelang Lama, Cheras and Seremban. Emerging from the tunnels, the left lane of the road was closed, forcing us to share the incoming lane with other vehicles.
There was no exit to Jalan Cheras except by riding through parts of Taman Desa. That was when I came across a car driver who ran the red light in front of me.
I started to regret my decision by now. But there was still one last nuisance waiting. There was no way to head towards Cheras after getting off the bridge from Taman Desa. Instead, I had to join the KL-Seremban Highway in order to enter MEX Highway. That’s not an issue for me as I live in Bukit Jalil, but what about those who are residing in Cheras, Kajang, Semenyih and beyond?
CONCLUSION
We were really hopeful when the authorities announced the project to revamp Federal Highway’s motorcycle lane, but it causes more inconvenience to motorcyclists, never mind that many sections are still inexplicably closed. Let’s be clear here: We do not vouch for motorcyclists who flout the law, but what if they’re faced with inconveniences and dangers such as these?
We hope that they authorities will give more thought when rebuilding it as they were designed in the 50s for bicycles. The only way to assess is by riding a motorcycle themselves.
An Indonesian motorcyclist was thought a lesson about parking haphazardly.
Having obstructed a stall, the stall owner retorted by replacing the front wheel with a donut.
So, please let’s park our motorcycles with thoughts to others.
Pop quiz: What you do you call a tyre or wheel in Indonesia? Answer: “Ban” (pronounced “bun”). But a motorcyclist found his bun replaced with a donut.
We’ve always come across motorcycles being parked everywhere: in between cars, up on the sidewalks, on open areas, in front of shops where’s there’s “no parking.”
In fact, that’s what happened in Jakarta, Indonesia.
A stall owner found a motorcycle parked overnight right outside his premises. The vehicle’s owner had not asked for permission to park there, nor gave second thought to how he might impede the flow of customers.
But the stall owner got the last laugh by replacing the bike’s front wheel with a donut.
The sight of a motorcycle with a donut as the front wheel was tweeted by Hendri Febry K @ndanrii and it went viral. Of course, some amusing replies ensued, including this one from N. Firmansyah, “Astaga. Mau dosa takut ketawa (Oh my god. I want to laugh but I fear it’s sinful).”
Now the motorcycle owner can have a donut for breakfast while waiting for his wheel to be replaced.
Surely there are Malaysian drivers who thought of doing so. So, please let’s park our motorcycles in designated lots or at least that they don’t obstruct others.
Diduga Kesal karena Parkir Semalaman di Depan Warung, Pemilik warung Ganti Ban Motor Pakai Donat!!! WTF ??????pic.twitter.com/6OZVBQHsfs
